The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-04-27

THE Senate occupied nearly the entire day ON
no 18th inst. discussing the Sharp bill relating
% interest on State swamp land, and endeavor-
Ing to remedy certain abuses by which IL Is
claimed the money received IL diverted from its
proper course. In 1850 Congress granted these
lands TO the State, the proceeds of the sale OF
which we're 70 DC applied 70 in,eraS, improve
80 per cent. of the proceeds for the benefit OF
the primary school fund. Mr.. Sharps bill
the same direction. The amount Of such lands
undisposed OF is considerable and the benefit TO
the fund would be very large. No conclusion
was reached. The House bill TO organize the
township OF Lake in Roscommon County, and
the House bill 10 incorporate the village OF Han
cock, Houghton County, passed the Senate. In
establishing free schools in the city of Grand
Rapids; TO organize the township OF Lake from
portion OF the township OF Gerrishin. Roscom-
mon County; to amend the charter Of the viii
lage Of Iceland in Ottawa County; to mako
appropriation from the State swamp land
TO drain marsh and overfowed lands in Albee
Saginaw County to establish n board of assess
ment and review for the city of East Saginaw |;
TO authorize the city OF Kalamazoo TO erect a
building for and maintain q city hospital TO
amend the charter OF the city OF Holland,
Ottawa County. Adverse reports were made
upon bills providing for fire extinguishers in
sleeping coaches and to prohibit the use Of
stoves in passenger coaches, and TO regulate the
height of Drawbacks from the rails upon the
railroads in the State. Both branches ad-
! journed until the 18th.
TIE Cole insurance bill. providing that in
surance pools or boards OF underwriters shall
not be lawful. passed the House April TO- The
special appropriation asked for the Soldiers
Home at Grand Rapids has been cut down to
| $500 by the Ways and Means Committed
| They cut out the hospital, dead-house, and
barns. The Alma bill is again mp 1t failed Of
| passage in the House recently by sim
| gle vote. The Manley State textbook
bill was taken from the table and referred to
the Committee on Labor interests. It's author
declared that the Committee ON Education was
! preiudiced against the bill, and would not give
| it a fair show. The Senate again considered
| Sharps swamp land bill. 1t was tabled by
agreement. The Senate also considered and
passed the university appropriation bill, in
GLIDING $4,000 for n gymnasium building and
outfit.
GENUINE sensation was unearthed during
the session of the House of Representatives on
April 20. Clerk Crossman read a communica-
lion addressed to Speaker Marley which
proved to be the sworn affidavit OF Fred l..
Eaton, ex-City Attorney q Saginaw City.
charging Milo II. Dakin, Representative from
the Saginaw district, with bribery in con-
bill He charges that Mr.. Dakin stated
that certain members OF the Legisla-
ture would have to be seen" in order to pass
the bill, and that he gave n list Of the members
and the amount of the purchase price The
list accompanied the affidavit, and includes the
following members: s. Baker, Baldwin. Bent,
| ley. Burr Dunbar, Englemann, Mccormick. and
OKeefe each So; Croker, Diekema, Herring
ton, Manly, Perkins, and Il. II. Williams, each
$40; RuInsey, SIS. The reading created a most
profound sensation, and committee OF
investigation was ordered, consisting OF
Messrs. Chapman, Goodrich, Thompson.
Pierce, and SNOW. An exciting discus discus.
treatment to accord to Representative Dakin.
He finally filed statement denying the charges
most emphatically. that it might go on the rec
ord with them. The House passed bill to COM
pei factories to provide blowers for emery
wheels to carry dust away from the persons
working at them also the Senate bill repeating
the act of last session which provides that the
several counties should be paid for the swamp
lands taken from them by past appropriations
The Senate's session was devoted TO considering
Detroit charter amendments.
Mr.. HUBBELL's bill appropriating $4,000 fol-
q mining school at Houghton. passed the Sen
ate April 81. Another bill went through max
ing an appropriation Of $4,000 for the current
expenses Of 1878. The House passed the fol
lowing bills: Fixing the legal rate Of interest
Mt per cent for Il longer or shorter period, with
permission to raise TO 10 per cent if in writing
TO make appropriation for tho State Blind
School TO authorize the incorporation of the
Department of Michigan, Grand Army Of the
Republic; making an appropriation OF $500
70 purchase additional land for the use Of the
Michigan Insane Asylum; to provide foi
state agency for the care OF ju
venile offenders; to amend an act e
The special investigating committee upon the
charges against Representative Dakin made q
report recommending that Dakin be given al
opportunity TO defend himself against charge
so serious, which, if sustained, must lead 20 hii
expulsion, and that he be allowed to appear il
person and with counsel, and subpoena wit
nesses and procure whatever testimony he de
sires the committee to present articles Of inn
peachment the House to sit Il committee
with the Speaker in the chair and with opel
doors The report adopted and April q
fixed for the hearing. The committee subse
quently fled articles OF impeachment